No Stupid Questions

And would I regret cutting that flap out?

I inherited a ton of old black and white photos, of which I have scanned and sent some to people I recognize. Nobody wanted the physical copies.

I feel bad throwing them all out. But they are taking up space. Any suggestions on what to do with them? Art projects? Donations?

The phrase "You'll own nothing and be happy" only applies to subscriptions and rentals (so material things to speak via the digital market) but what would happen if we ourselves don't even own our right to live (body and mind) in which they can control what organs should remain functional or straight up kill you by shutting down your body.

As in, every part that defines YOU is "rented" (brain, heart, eyes, hands, feet, genes, etc). Might as well be considered a cyborg or bot than a person, as in every baby is born as artificial than human (equivalent to having a barcode for eternity as a birthmark surveilling your biomedical data from pulse, brain activity, motor functions, etc).

Well, they don't have that power yet since people today are born random as human beings unless they injected chemicals into the fetus altering what the baby will look like upon birth (but it won't convert humans into cyborgs). Existing humans today are not cyborgs, so it'll be hard to turn internal organs into a subscription.

The brain is still yours (for now) unless they can remotely erase your memories (that requires a chip implant being inserted into someone's brain for full control) and controlling someone's heart will need a pacemaker or a full artificial heart. Both involve notifying the subject rather than convertly surveilling their bodily functions without surgery.

I technically can, but would Codeberg's policies allow doing such thing ? Codeberg insists on license, but it's difficult for me to figure out which license is what type of open source license !!

So I'm thinking about upgrading my bike, and the first thing that comes to mind is the battery. Let's say I find/build a good battery case, grab an appropriately specced prismatic battery, wire it into the bms and secure it in the case. Attach it to the battery mount/plug and pop in a lock if it doesn't already have one. Is it feasible to build my own ebike battery?

I want it waterproof so I worry I'd need to engineer some kind of cooling system. Aside from that and temperature expansion, am I missing something?

Underground housing, underground businesses, etc. Would that be better for the environment + possibly save on energy costs? Also possibly safer in certain scenarios like tornadoes etc.

Potential issues that immediately come to mind are ventilation, earthquakes, and flooding. But it's not like underground dwellings/basements/etc. aren't a thing, so maybe those issues have been addressed in ways I'm not familiar with.

According to the video:
American model of free speech, which largely rejects hate speech laws, is essential because governments and institutions should not have the power to decide which ideas are acceptable. They argue that restricting speech does more than silence offensive opinions, it shapes what people are able to think, discourages open debate, and makes society less resilient by suppressing controversial or unpopular viewpoints. While acknowledging that hate speech laws are intended to protect vulnerable groups, the speaker contends that in practice such laws mainly protect the authority and narratives of those in power. They conclude that true intellectual freedom requires allowing even offensive or unpopular ideas to be expressed so they can be challenged rather than censored.

Every single person I know well has a double standard for something. Such as "I don't need to improve my driving but everyone else sure does" or a "do as I say not as I do" rule, etc. Though certainly some more than other. This leads me to believe all people do it in some way.

Is it simply human nature?

I can't say I never downvote anyone but I get into these comment chains from time to time where really no matter what I post whoever I'm talking to downvotes every response but I generally shy away from downvoting even things I dislike. I don't want to fall into an echo chamber where all I see are only the things I agree with.

Sono stato bloccato fuori da reddit perché non voglio fornire foto della mia faccia e i miei documenti per "verificarmi". Perciò mi piacerebbe usare questo sito adesso, se qualcuno mi fa' una specie di presentazione ne sarei grato!

I've tried a number of different types of meat, but never venison. I know people usually describe it as being gamey, but is it comparable to any other meats? For example, given that description, I'd picture it as being similar to a leaner goat meat.

Is it the definite article?

So, to reiterate, when it comes to when to use the "the", the only universal rule is this:

Some rules (such as the two you've given) might hold 95%+ of the time, but unfortunately there may be weird and arbitrary exceptions that you'll just have to learn.

Source: https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/365074/the-use-of-the-definite-article-with-the-names-of-museums-art-galleries-etc/365083#365083

Is it capitalization?

Because a cursory look at the Wikipedia page for capitalization also reveals that it is not without its quirks.

For example:

planets and other celestial bodies: "Jupiter", "the Crab Nebula"; and "the Earth", "the Sun", or "the Moon" should be capitalized according to the International Astronomical Union based on its manual of style, but style guides may suggest differently.[19]

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalization_in_English

Is it the fact the way something is written almost has no bearing on how it's pronounced?

Please tell me your thoughts.

Some days I open Instagram and it feels like everyone is winning except me.

New job. New car. New trip. Someone's "6 months of consistency" post. Someone else casually mentioning their salary hike like it's nothing.

And for a few minutes, I genuinely feel like I'm falling behind in some race everyone else is running faster than me.

I'll be honest, sometimes it's not just comparison, it's jealousy. Real, uncomfortable jealousy. The kind you don't want to admit out loud because it feels petty, but it's there.

Then I remind myself of a few things.

Nobody posts their bad days. The rejection emails, the loans, the burnout, the fights, the doubt at 2am, none of that makes it to the feed. What we're comparing ourselves to is a highlight reel, not a full life.

Everyone's timeline is different. Someone's "success" at 22 might be someone else's struggle at 22, and that's fine. Racing against a timeline that isn't yours is a losing game by definition.

The feeling is normal, but it's not information. Jealousy tells you something matters to you, it doesn't tell you that you're behind. It just means you want something. That's worth noticing, not spiraling over.

I don't have this fully figured out. I still catch myself comparing sometimes. But I'm trying to remind myself that a feed is not a scoreboard, and I'm not actually competing with strangers online.

If you've ever felt this way, how do you deal with it? Genuinely asking, not just venting.???

In my second month on lemmy (sh.itjust.works + Voyager) now and just noticing that I can't figure out y'all's schedule.

On another site, for instance, I knew it loosely followed the US sleep schedule. For instance, if you posted something at 5am EST, it would be completely buried by the wave of people posting first thing in the morning.

As far as I can tell, there doesn't seem to be that pattern here and I can post whenever I want and posts seems active for days instead of hours....

But I am a little curious about the little details. For instance, a comment on a newish post can pick up 5 upvotes in an hour, and then it's like nobody ever reads it again.

So is there a pattern on Lemmy or does it really just depend on the server?

I want to start a simple business. Is it simple?

Like, I don't think I have to explain how perfect an analogy lycanthropy is for a period, so why is it that the only real films exploring that are Ginger Snaps and maybe Turning Red if you stretch the definition. I get that there are female werewolves in media but they're usually side characters with little depth.

I'd also say werewolves are typically presented as a masc thing, like the whole juvenile "dogs are boys, cats are girls" presentation in a lot of media, but even that could lead to some interesting storytelling with typically masc characters having to go through a very fem experience.

Please, we cannot let the only deep exploration of lycanthropy and sexuality in mainstream media be Joannas botched attempts to make it an analogy for aids and then have a character attack and infect children. So I guess this is a stupid question and a call for requests.

The purpose could be testing what passes for human or warming up accounts for later propaganda use or who knows what else.

Preferably something open source and can be used on an android phone.